Recent content by My_Teenage_Self

Serendipity. "the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way." (This mk4 mini is one of tens of thousands. Nothing particulalry special about it, but this will still invoke ire from the purists.) This is MY mini and will be to my taste. The Mk1 rear lights are...

Those muddyfox colourways & graphics were from 92/93.

checks out :) the compression tape allows excess resin to escape; Less resin = more strength!

Typically carbon fibre is impervious to most things, except the resins used to bond carbon fibre aren't UV stable and unprotected resin will 'age'; lose it's shine, go yellow, become brittle etc. Therefore, almost all carbon fibre is finished with a UV stable clearcoat (or paint). Tim may be...

Not a fan then? All the things you've listed are called 'The Charm'. I feel similarly 'Meh' about 98% of modern cars. :)

I had a mk2 MX5 - the hype is real, they're fantastic little cars.

Yeah, I've only had 998s, and mentioned elsewhere that I'd like to get 100bhp out of her. Superchargers are cheap :)

Oh, and if anyone wants to donate a 1275 engine to the project feel free to get in touch! :LOL::LOL:

So, I've had three minis before, but not in the last 20 years and always wanted another. It's not a mega money build, money is actually the lmiting factor TBH. I've saved for 2 years to buy the best I could find, knowing that I'll be doing all the work myself, so was looking for one with as...

Progress will be glacial. Updates will be forgotten. your expectations will not be met. :)

Nobody? :(

I don't sell on ebay, so I hope someone makes me an insultingly low offer for these lovely forks :)

The duck. 100% the duck.

Thanks. As it was mainly a bit of a test for the heat treat the finish is a bit rough in places. The next two should be even better :)